Hi, I'm Ara and this is my blog.
The trouble with Spider-Man
I’m a big fan of Spider-Man and have been watching a lot of the different animated series on Netflix lately. The more of it I watch though, the more a few things really stand out to me. In fact, so much so that it distracts from the storytelling. Now granted, not only is the show fictional [...]
Dear 53 percent
Dear 53%, You’re completely missing the point. The 99% aren’t in the streets because they want handouts. They’re protesting because the 1% robbed them of the American Dream. There’s a severe imbalance in your country right now and it’s only getting worse. You should really pay closer attention to what’s going on and take the [...]
Telcos: Enemies of the Modern Age
Blockbuster Canada just shut it’s doors, I recently suffered a hard drive crash and I’ve been to the States a few times this year. What do these things have in common? In each case my telco, Bell Canada, goes out of its way to gouge me for every penny they can. When Blockbuster Canada shut [...]
Two Proposals to Fix Democracy
I had the opportunity to talk politics with some friends this past week. At the end of one discussion I came to the conclusion that no matter how much we, the people, shine a light on the shenanigans of our elected officials, they’ll keep putting their own interests and those of their campaign contributors first. [...]
Goodbye, Steve.
Thanks for being such an inspiration. May you rest in peace.